Jakarta, Nov. 4 -- Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, delivered pre-recorded remarks at the 12th ASEAN Plus Three Media Cooperation Forum in Fuzhou, China. In his remarks, Dr. Kao highlighted the important role of media cooperation in strengthening the ASEAN Plus Three partnership, particularly in supporting deeper economic and trade cooperation, mutual learning among civilisations, and greater public understanding of regional cooperation.

Dr. Kao also underscored the importance of accurate, balance and trusted reporting, while encouraging capacity-building, joint reporting and stronger cross-border cooperation among media professionals across ASEAN, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea. He also highlighted the importance o...